HOW IMPORTANT MUSIC FOR BABY SLEEP
Once the baby is born, your baby will spend the better part of the day
sleeping. Sleeping is an essential and important activity for your
baby. Growth hormones work most effectively when the baby is asleep.
Initially for the first few months, your baby will continue with their
own sleep pattern, sleeping as and when they like. As they grow older
they will slowly learn to adjust their sleep pattern to your daily
routine. When they are about three months old your baby will normally,
sleep for 10 hours at night on the whole, even if he or she wakes up in
between. Your baby's daytime sleep can often be divided into two
sessions - morning and afternoon.
Everybody has his or her opinion when it comes to care and upbringing
of a baby, therefore sleep is no different. Even the simple task of
deciding the length of a baby's nap, or how to put your baby to sleep
has become complicated, because of the number of opinions you will get.
As a result of the emotional involvement in caring for your baby every
small aspect becomes an issue. Most mothers are more than happy to make
adjustments and will schedule their sleeping pattern to fit their
baby's sleep pattern. This ensures that mother and baby sleep together
which is ideal. Sleeping together ensure strong emotional bonding
between the mother and her baby. Studies have shown that babies who
sleep with their mother receive more touching, breastfeeding and
protection.
If you feel that your baby should have a sleep pattern that is
convenient for everyone at home and that does not interfere with your
sleep pattern, you will have to make the baby learn a sleep pattern.
One of the most common ways to make a baby sleep, is to use music,
either sing to the baby or play some soothing music and before you know
the baby is fast asleep. This is a method that has been tried and
tested over the years and this wisdom has been passed on from
generation to generation, though the type of music used may vary.
Some parents choose a particular song for each child and sing this
special song day after day at the baby's bedtime. They begin this when
the baby is a few days old. After some time the baby gets conditioned
and will sleep easily once you start singing the song. If you don't
want your baby to get used to the habit of being rocked to sleep you
can try using a musical toy. Wind-up this toy and it will play music
for a few minutes. Use this toy every time you want to make your baby
sleep. Place it close to his or her cot. After sometime he or she will
get accustomed to falling asleep to the sound of the musical toy. This
method will help your baby sleep comfortably even if you are away from
home.
Today CDs are created with specific music, which help very young babies
fall asleep. While selecting music, they use music with the same beats
per minute as the heartbeat of the mother, which the baby hears while
in the womb. This has a soothing effect on the young baby, helps him
relax and fall asleep comfortably. You can choose whatever method suits
you or try all of them and decide which one works best for your baby.
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